Guidebook for South Kensington

Rob
Guidebook for South Kensington

Arts & Culture

1694 locals recommend
Victoria and Albert Museum
Cromwell Road
1694 locals recommend
1157 locals recommend
Science Museum
Exhibition Road
1157 locals recommend
1954 locals recommend
Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
1954 locals recommend
674 locals recommend
Royal Albert Hall
Imperial College Road
674 locals recommend
607 locals recommend
Kensington Palace
Kensington Gardens
607 locals recommend
Hub for the arts
Cromwell Place
Hub for the arts

Shopping

1522 locals recommend
Harrods
87-135 Brompton Rd
1522 locals recommend
260 locals recommend
Harvey Nichols
109-125 Knightsbridge
260 locals recommend
My favourite department store
554 locals recommend
Selfridges
400 Oxford St
554 locals recommend
My favourite department store
Lots of high end boutiques
Sloane St, London, UK
Lots of high end boutiques

Drinks & Nightlife

Nice hotel bar here
Super pub
75 locals recommend
The Anglesea Arms
15 Selwood Terrace
75 locals recommend
Super pub
Nice wood panelled bar
The Gore London - Starhotels Collezione
190 Queen's Gate
Nice wood panelled bar
56 locals recommend
Jack's Bar
96 Isabella St
56 locals recommend
Lovely, relaxed, warm, hotel bar.
11 locals recommend
K Bar
109-113 Queen's Gate
11 locals recommend
Lovely, relaxed, warm, hotel bar.
Super Hotel
The Berkeley Health Club & Spa
Wilton Place
Super Hotel

Parks & Nature

One of the best parks in London
3079 locals recommend
Hyde Park
3079 locals recommend
One of the best parks in London
Wonderful gardens
637 locals recommend
Royal Botanic Gardens Car Park
637 locals recommend
Wonderful gardens

Getting Around

93 locals recommend
Gloucester Road station
93 locals recommend
Closest tube station
275 locals recommend
South Kensington
Pelham Street
275 locals recommend
Closest tube station

Food Scene

Bosphorus Kebabs
59 Old Brompton Rd
108 locals recommend
Colbert
50-52 Sloane Square
108 locals recommend
Great tapas bar
33 locals recommend
Tendido Cero
174 Old Brompton Rd
33 locals recommend
Great tapas bar
Great tapas bar
10 locals recommend
Casa Brindisa South Kensington
7-9 Exhibition Rd
10 locals recommend
Great tapas bar
70 locals recommend
Sophie's Steakhouse, Chelsea
311-313 Fulham Rd.
70 locals recommend
Excellent Japanese eatery
18 locals recommend
Tombo - Japanese Café
29 Thurloe Pl
18 locals recommend
Excellent Japanese eatery
Super Polish restaurant
12 locals recommend
Ognisko Restaurant
55 Exhibition Rd
12 locals recommend
Super Polish restaurant
Super Indian restaurant.
50 locals recommend
Noor Jahan
2A Bina Gardens
50 locals recommend
Super Indian restaurant.
Excellent French restaurant.
17 locals recommend
Margaux
152 Old Brompton Rd
17 locals recommend
Excellent French restaurant.
Super restaurants. There is the more formal upstairs, or the more relaxed seafood bar downstairs.
45 locals recommend
Claude Bosi at Bibendum
81 Fulham Rd.
45 locals recommend
Super restaurants. There is the more formal upstairs, or the more relaxed seafood bar downstairs.
Great Levantine restaurant.
10 locals recommend
Ceru
7-9 Bute St
10 locals recommend
Great Levantine restaurant.
Superb high end steak house
24 locals recommend
Hawksmoor Knightsbridge
3 Yeoman's Row
24 locals recommend
Superb high end steak house
Lively & lovely restaurant and bar
305 locals recommend
Bluebird Chelsea
350 King's Rd
305 locals recommend
Lively & lovely restaurant and bar
Superb Peruvian restaurant
11 locals recommend
Chicama
383 King's Rd
11 locals recommend
Superb Peruvian restaurant
Very high end Spanish food. Amazing wine list. Reputedly Raphael Nadal's favourite restaurant when he's in London!
48 locals recommend
Cambio De Tercio
163 Old Brompton Rd
48 locals recommend
Very high end Spanish food. Amazing wine list. Reputedly Raphael Nadal's favourite restaurant when he's in London!
Excellent meat. Real meat fest.
31 locals recommend
Macellaio RC South Kensington
84 Old Brompton Rd
31 locals recommend
Excellent meat. Real meat fest.
Solid Italian restaurant
29 locals recommend
Cacciari's Restaurant
82 Pembroke Rd
29 locals recommend
Solid Italian restaurant
Lovely Vietnamese food.
8 locals recommend
Gỗ
53 Old Brompton Rd
8 locals recommend
Lovely Vietnamese food.
Quality restaurant
11 locals recommend
Town House Kensington
109-113 Queen's Gate
11 locals recommend
Quality restaurant
Solid burger joint
9 locals recommend
Honest Burgers - South Kensington
24 Thurloe St
9 locals recommend
Solid burger joint
Very high end Indian food experience
25 locals recommend
Bombay Brasserie
Courtfield Road
25 locals recommend
Very high end Indian food experience
Best French patisserie in the area
19 locals recommend
Aux Merveilleux de Fred
88 Old Brompton Rd
19 locals recommend
Best French patisserie in the area
Super local cafe for good coffee and breakfast. 2 mins from the apartment
Urban Baristas
44 Harrington Road
Super local cafe for good coffee and breakfast. 2 mins from the apartment
Excellent fish and oyster restaurant
14 locals recommend
Wright Brothers South Kensington
56 Old Brompton Rd
14 locals recommend
Excellent fish and oyster restaurant
Great little farmers market every Saturday morning 9am - 2pm
South Kensington Farmers' Market
Great little farmers market every Saturday morning 9am - 2pm
Lovely Japanese restaurant. Good cocktails!
Cacciari's Asia
Lovely Japanese restaurant. Good cocktails!
Al Fresco eating every day and farmers market on a Saturday.
Bute St, South Kensington, London SW7, UK
Al Fresco eating every day and farmers market on a Saturday.
Very popular cafe selling Palestinian food.
Fait Maison Salon de Thé
144 Gloucester Rd
Very popular cafe selling Palestinian food.
Great fruit & vegetable shop. Sell many juices made to order in the shop. I'm a regular buyer of their excellent freshly squeezed orange juice - unbeatable.
D. Mckay Fruiterer
Great fruit & vegetable shop. Sell many juices made to order in the shop. I'm a regular buyer of their excellent freshly squeezed orange juice - unbeatable.
Excellent Chinese food. Bulletproof.
The Good Earth
Excellent Chinese food. Bulletproof.
Exceptional gourmet coffee house. If you love coffee its worth a visit. 15 min walk.
Guillam Coffee House
Exceptional gourmet coffee house. If you love coffee its worth a visit. 15 min walk.

Essentials

Higher end supermarket
124 locals recommend
Waitrose & Partners
128 Gloucester Rd
124 locals recommend
Higher end supermarket
26 locals recommend
Little Waitrose & Partners
26 locals recommend
Fabulous fishmonger
Moxon's Fishmongers - South Kensington
17 Bute St
Fabulous fishmonger
Fabulous butcher
8 locals recommend
Parson's Nose butcher
165 Old Brompton Rd
8 locals recommend
Fabulous butcher
Very large supermarket. Little further than the other options at a 15 min walk from the apartment.
175 locals recommend
Sainsbury's
31 Essex Pl
175 locals recommend
Very large supermarket. Little further than the other options at a 15 min walk from the apartment.
Excellent dry cleaner (also does service washes)
Renzaki
Excellent dry cleaner (also does service washes)
24 hour shop for essentials. 2 min walk from my apartment.
AP Food Express Metro
24 hour shop for essentials. 2 min walk from my apartment.